The frequently foul-mouthed comic, a parody of titles such as The Beano and Dandy, took to Twitter on Monday to air its grievance at being blocked to its 150,000 followers.

Ian Westwood, group managing director at parent Dennis Publishing, told the Guardian that Viz staff had no clue what content had triggered the page being blocked but that Facebook’s rules meant that the publication ran a risk of being “permanently deleted” from the social networking platform.

A spokeswoman for Facebook UK implied that Viz’s frequently risque language and humour had triggered the content block, but that should not have been grounds for removing the Facebook page.

“We want Facebook to be a place where people can express their opinions and challenge ideas, including through satire and comedy,” she said. “Upon further review we found that the Viz page had been removed in error. We have now restored it and would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused.”